Hole in parking lot damages cars // VIDEOS

Published: Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 06:58 PM.

PANAMA CITY — A hole about a foot deep and 4 feet wide opened up in Panama City on Saturday afternoon, damaging the vehicles of unsuspecting motorists.

The hole formed at 23rd Street Place and 23rd Street in a parking lot outside Five Guys Burgers and Fries after another day of heavy rainfall in the area.

The hole was filled with dirty rainwater, so many drivers didn’t notice it until their vehicles’ fenders and undercarriages were scraped, torn and bent. They also didn’t notice a small sign placed nearby that read, “Watch 4 Hole!”

“They’ve been driving too fast and they can’t see the thing, so when they hit it — boom,” said Wade Mitchell, who watched several vehicles splash into the hole Saturday afternoon. “And it looks like it’s getting deeper.”

PANAMA CITY — A hole about a foot deep and 4 feet wide opened up in Panama City on Saturday afternoon, damaging the vehicles of unsuspecting motorists.

The hole formed at 23rd Street Place and 23rd Street in a parking lot outside Five Guys Burgers and Fries after another day of heavy rainfall in the area.

The hole was filled with dirty rainwater, so many drivers didn’t notice it until their vehicles’ fenders and undercarriages were scraped, torn and bent. They also didn’t notice a small sign placed nearby that read, “Watch 4 Hole!”

“They’ve been driving too fast and they can’t see the thing, so when they hit it — boom,” said Wade Mitchell, who watched several vehicles splash into the hole Saturday afternoon. “And it looks like it’s getting deeper.”